“I suggest that, given what we know of the social tensions in Roman Egypt, the presence of an emerging culture...
The Spirituality Of St Pachomius’ Rules
To understand the system of Pachomius’ communal monasticism is to understand Pachomius’ spirituality. In the first place Pachomian spirituality was...
The Honor Of The Priesthood
Priesthood is a great honor as it is a consecration of the work with God for the salvation of the...
Priesthood Is A Specific Calling
In The Transitional Period Between The Old And New Testaments John the Baptist Was Commissioned by God (John 1:6-7) There...
Homily On The Patriarchs
Truly, when I consider our fathers of old, I feel like one who has never known God. Is it not...
Gesture
Enacted assimilation of the text, points us beyond the mind and heart to consider another dimension of monastic prayer, the...
Stand Up For Prayer
“If prayer is fulfilled together with its outward forms, then this is the fulfilment, not only of psalmody, but also...
Prostrations In The Orthodox Church Rite
The Coptic Church, in its humble and meek spirit, teaches her children three types of prostration, or metanias (bowing). These...
In Praise Of The Desert
I would say that the desert deserves to be called a temple of our God without walls. Since it is...
Enclosed Within Four Walls
Spirituality in the desert or on the mountain, differs in its manner from spirituality in the city. One of the...